Peach Root Weevil

Peach Root Weevil

Pseudoedophrys hilleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Shenandoah National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

20 Verified sightings at Shenandoah National Park From 2019 to 2026
20 In 1 park
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Peach Root Weevil

Pseudoedophrys is a genus of oriental broad-nosed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. There is one described species in Pseudoedophrys, P. hilleri. It originated in Japan, and can now be found in eastern North America.

This species was transferred from Oedophrys into the new genus Pseudoedophrys in 2006. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
2 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
3 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
4 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
5 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
~10%
6 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
8 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Peach Root Weevil in Shenandoah National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peach Root Weevil sighting in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 234th most-seen of the 723 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Peach Root Weevil in Shenandoah National Park?

March, May–June and August–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Peach Root Weevil in Shenandoah National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and December–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Peach Root Weevil?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Peach Root Weevil sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Peach Root Weevil?

Only Shenandoah National Park, in our data

Shenandoah National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Peach Root Weevil sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Peach Root Weevil live in Shenandoah National Park?

Same family: Curculionidae

The closest relatives of the Peach Root Weevil that you can see in Shenandoah National Park (family Curculionidae, True Weevils) are Yellow Poplar Weevil (about 10%), Asian Oak Weevil (about 10%) and White-Fringed Weevil (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Peach Root Weevil sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Peach Root Weevil is recorded against all the insects logged in Shenandoah National Park (20 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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